Florida Boating Course
The Boating Safety Education ID Card (also referred to as the Florida Boaters License) is proof that a boater has demonstrated basic boating knowledge by passing an approved boating safety course and exam.
If you were born on or after January 1, 1988, you are required to get the Boating Safety Education ID Card to operate any powered watercraft over 10hp including PWCs.
There is no minimum age to take the online boat safety exam.
The online Certification Exam costs $29.50—one time only, after you pass. There is no charge for the Florida Boating Safety Education I.D. Card.
Your Florida Boating Safety Education I.D. Card will be mailed to your home within 2–3 weeks after you pass the exam. If you do not receive your Florida Boating Safety Education I.D. Card within 3 weeks, phone the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Division of Law Enforcement, at 850-488-5600.
Yes. When you pass, immediately print out a temporary certificate, with your permanent card arriving by mail in 2-3 weeks.
To obtain a replacement card, phone the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Division of Law Enforcement, at 850-488-5600.
No one under 14 years of age may operate any PWC on Florida waters at any time, even if such person possesses a Boating Safety Education ID Card.
No one under the age of 18 years may rent/lease a PWC.
It is also illegal for the owner of a PWC to knowingly allow a person under 14 years of age to operate a PWC.
All boat-ed content has been developed in conjunction with the state boating safety agencies responsible for boater education, and is approved by the National Association of State Boating Law Administrators (NASBLA), and is recognized by the U.S. Coast Guard.
